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Riff Tone

Losing Your Mind

Black Label Society

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Zakk Wylde signature, Bullseye finish)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203ZW head into Marshall 1960A/B ZW 4x12 cabs (often loaded with Electro-Voice EVM12L Black Label speakers)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1998 (Sonic Brew album). Zakk Wylde is documented as using his signature Les Paul with EMG pickups and a Marshall JCM800 for both Ozzy and early Black Label Society recordings. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model. No explicit pedalboard for this song's riff section found in sources.

Tone Character(10)

saturated and high-gaintight and percussiveaggressive pick attackchunky low endarticulate note separationmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedslight midrange emphasisharmonic-rich distortionminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm playing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed. The main challenge is maintaining the groove and articulation at a medium tempo with a heavy, saturated tone.

Sources

Zakk Wylde Credits Tony Iommi for Iconic Riff - Premier Guitar No Rest for the Wylde - Premier Guitar

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Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Zakk Wylde signature, Bullseye finish)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203ZW head into Marshall 1960A/B ZW 4x12 cabs (often loaded with Electro-Voice EVM12L Black Label speakers)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Zakk Wylde Credits Tony Iommi for Iconic Riff - Premier Guitar No Rest for the Wylde - Premier Guitar

Notes

Studio recording, 1998 (Sonic Brew album). Zakk Wylde is documented as using his signature Les Paul with EMG pickups and a Marshall JCM800 for both Ozzy and early Black Label Society recordings. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model. No explicit pedalboard for this song's riff section found in sources.

Tone Character(10)

saturated and high-gaintight and percussiveaggressive pick attackchunky low endarticulate note separationmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedslight midrange emphasisharmonic-rich distortionminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm playing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed. The main challenge is maintaining the groove and articulation at a medium tempo with a heavy, saturated tone.

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